David Goldar
Spanish footballer (born 1994)
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David Goldar Gómez (born 15 September 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Cypriot club Pafos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Goldar Gómez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Portas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pafos | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vilagarcía SD | |||
| AJ Lérez | |||
| 2004–2013 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Celta B | 74 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Celta | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Ponferradina | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Pontevedra | 32 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Cornellà | 34 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Gimnàstic | 23 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Ibiza | 72 | (11) |
| 2023 | Burgos | 17 | (0) |
| 2023– | Pafos | 70 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:03, 17 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Portas, Galicia, Goldar played youth football with local RC Celta de Vigo. He started his senior career in 2013 with the B team in the Segunda División B, being initially deployed as a defensive midfielder.[2]
Goldar made his La Liga debut on 3 May 2014, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Andreu Fontàs in a 2–0 away win against CA Osasuna.[3] In June 2016 he was released from his contract,[4] and on 14 September he signed for third-division club SD Ponferradina.[5]
Goldar continued in division three in the 2017–18 season, with Pontevedra CF.[6] On 9 July 2018, he joined UE Cornellà of the same league,[7] being a regular starter during the campaign and scoring four goals.
On 2 July 2019, Goldar agreed to a two-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, recently relegated to the third tier.[8] In the summer of 2020, he moved to UD Ibiza.[9] He helped the latter side to reach the Segunda División for the first time ever in his first year, contributing four goals to this feat.[10][11]
In 2021–22, which was also his first season at that level, Goldar helped Ibiza to stay up with seven goals from 36 games which were the best figures for a defender in nine years;[12][13] most were headed in from corner kicks.[14] On 26 January 2023, however, he terminated his contract with the club,[15] and joined Burgos CF later that day.[16]
On 22 August 2023, Burgos announced the transfer of Goldar to Pafos FC from Cyprus.[17] He helped them to win the first title of their ten-year history, the 2023–24 Cypriot Cup,[18] adding the following season's national championship to reach the league phase of the UEFA Champions League.[19]
Personal life
In June 2021, Goldar was called as a witness for the trial of his former Celta teammate Santi Mina, who was accused of sexual assault on their holiday in Mojácar four years earlier.[20] The following March, he was tried as the latter's alleged accomplice,[21] being acquitted as Mina was sent to prison for four years.[22]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 January 2026[23]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 74 | 5 | — | — | — | 74 | 5 | |||||
| Celta | 2013–14 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Ponferradina | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Pontevedra | 2017–18 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Cornellà | 2018–19 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Gimnàstic | 2019–20 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Ibiza | 2020–21 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 11 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 81 | 11 | ||||
| Burgos | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Pafos | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17[c] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 51 | 8 | ||
| 2025–26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[e] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 70 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 335 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 386 | 35 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, Cypriot Cup
- Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- Fifteen appearances and two goals in UEFA Conference League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
